People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her.

______, she is a great musician.

   A.After all      B.As a result    C.In other words   D.As usual

I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that’s a terrible thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to    16    it.

The    17    started when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I    18    took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and    19    to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and    20    her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t hear and get hurt.

After that happened, I    21    there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing.

Once she took my brother Jill and me out to Burger King.   22    ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, “They’ll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. ” Jill burst out laughing, but I almost    23    .

After a while, I started wishing I could    24    Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel    25    in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that    26   everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and _   27    them about their lives for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

“Volunteer（举荐）your grandmother,” she whispered. “She’s    28    and rich in experience.”

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on    29    today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly. All my friends and teachers were listening to her as if she was a great heroine. I was proud of my grandma and hoped she would                         30   _ know that I had been ashamed of her.

A. admit　　　　 B. receive　　　   C. refuse　　　 D. show

A. quarrel　　　  B. accident　　　  C. trouble　　 　D. adventure

A. already　　　  B. always　　　　 C. simply           D. hardly

A. enjoying　　　 B. pretending　 　 C. imagining　 　D. continuing

A. warn　　　　　B. demand　　　　C. advise　　　  D. beg

A. expected　　 　B. declared　　　 C. realized　　 　 D. doubted

A. Because of　　 B. Except for 　   C. Such as 　　 　D. Instead of

A. died 　　　　 B. cheered 　　　  C. disappeared　　 D. suffered

A. meet 　　　　 B. avoid　　　　   C. arrange 　　 　D. hide

A. independent　  B. inconvenient　  C. unwelcome　　 D. unfamiliar

A. changed 　　　B. finished　　　  C. stopped　　　　D. prepared

A. interview 　　 B. report 　　　   C. tell                    D. write

A. free                 B. popular            C. interesting　　 D. embarrassing

A. show 　　　　 B. stage　　　　   C. duty　　　　 D. time

A. never　　　　  B. even　　　　　 C. still                  D. once

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。  请注意：E=AB;   F=CD

下列是一些英文信件的模板

A

Dear Mr. / Ms. Last Name,

Thank you so much for hiring me to the position of teaching assistant. I appreciate the time you took to interview me, and I am very glad to be working for you.

I look forward to starting my position and, once again, I'd like to thank you for this great opportunity.

  Sincerely,

Your Signature

B

Dear Mr. / Ms. Last Name,

Thank you so much for taking the time to interview me for the volunteer position at your hospital. I am very keen to have the chance to work for you and I truly appreciate this opportunity.

If you need more information regarding my past experiences, I would be more than happy to provide you with any information, which would be helpful.

Again, thanks for meeting with me.

Sincerely,

Your Signature

C

Dear Mr. / Ms. Last Name,

I was very happy to speak with you about the assistant account executive position at the Smith Agency. The job, as you presented it, seems to be a very good match for my skills and interests.

In addition to my enthusiasm, I will bring to the position strong writing skills, assertiveness（过分自信）and the ability to encourage others to work cooperatively with the department. I understand your need for administrative (管理的) support so my attention to detail and organizational skills will free you to deal with larger issues.

I appreciate the time you took to interview me. I am very interested in working for you and I look forward to hearing from you about this position.

Sincerely,

 Your Signature

D

Dear Mr. / Ms. Last Name,

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you personally for all the time you spent with me when I visited your office. I have thought quite a bit about the possibility of joining your team and believe that, in addition to the contributions I could offer, I would learn a lot from you and benefit greatly from your talent, wisdom, and experience.

I am very interested in working for the ABCD Company and look forward to hearing about this position soon.

If there is any other information I can provide to help expedite（加快进展） the decision making process, please let me know.

Again, I appreciate the time you have taken to talk with me.

Sincerely,

Your Signature

E

Dear First Name, (or Mr. / Ms. Last Name if you don't know them well)

Thank you for all the help you have given me with my job search.

I especially appreciate the information and advice you have provided, and the experiences you have shared with me.

Your assistance has been invaluable to me during this process.

Again, thank you so much. I greatly appreciate your generosity.

Best Regards,

                                              Your Signature

F

Dear Mr. / Ms. Last Name,

Thank you very much for offering me the opportunity to work at ABCD Associates. Unfortunately, I will not be accepting the position as it does not fit the path I am taking to achieve my career goals.

Once again, I'd like to express my gratitude for the offer and my regrets that it didn't work out. You have my best wishes in finding someone else who is suitable for the position.

Best Regards,

Your Signature

下面5人都想寻找合适的英文信件模板，请匹配与他们的信息相对应的写作模板。

After the interview, Jackson found a strong desire in himself to recommend himself again to impress the interviewer for a job at an accountant firm through a letter.

Anna, who has just graduated from university and is eager to be a college teacher, has succeeded in a job interview of Beijing Normal University.  

David wants to set up his own company in his own style in order to realize his dreams in the IT industry, so he has to refuse an invitation to work for a large company.

Bob failed many times in finding an ideal job for his special major before he went for help from a career consultant (职业顾问).

Samuel is always ready to help other students in college and he plans to work as a volunteer during the summer holidays to help the local people.

根据所给的单词进行组词

1. national  _________________     2. suffer    _________________

3. electrical  _______________      4. expression ________________

5. active   __________________    6. equality  _________________

7. relative  _________________     8. sentence(v.) _________________

9. registered ________________     10. reputation _______________

The soldiers planned to _____ the bridge but had to give up because a storm ____.

   A. blow up, blew away             B. blow down, blew up   

C. blow up, blew up               D. blow down, blew away

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：

    如无错误，该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；

    如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

    此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用

斜线划掉。

    此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

    注意：原行没有错的不要改。

(请在答题卡的指定位置作答)

In my village，a lot of children were leaving school for     　         _

various of reasons．Some families are too poor to send their     　    _____

children to school, but they have to earn money to support their         

families．Many parents don’t think it useless to send their               ______

children to school．They would rather to let their children               _____

stay at home .I feel worried this．I think every child should             _____

have the chance to go to school .We should pay more attention to          ____

the education of children, for we will play an important part            ____

in our socialist construction in the future .Way must be                _____

found prevent children from leaving off their studies．                  _____

The patient is supposed to go to the hospital for ___________ checks.

A．common         B．normal      C．regular              D．usual

All these activities can serve as a platform        you might find the one you love.

A. which            B. that              C. where           D. when

The old man lost his money and he has been worried ________.

A. even if      B. even as      C. ever since     D. as if

My bike is out of order. I’ll ___ it ____.

A. have; to repaired                         B. have, repairing

C. to have; repairing                    D. have; repaired